New Mummy Trailer Fails to Impress

The Mummy (2017) starring Sofia Boutella and Tom Cruise is shaping up to be another banal explosion-fest

Tom Cruise replaces Brendan Fraser in this year's reboot of the sarcophagus-bursting classic.

On June 9, 2017, planes will crash out of the sky, Princess Ahmanet will summon sandstorms, and Big Ben will disintegrate into ashes. Fans of the original Mummy movies are hesitant to watch what they see as "Terrible" and "A CGI mess."

@themummy This lacks all of the charm and Indiana Jones-esque fun of the Brendan Fraser/Rachel Weisz version. As an Ancient Egypt major and dork: pass pic.twitter.com/cLVHgDHlI3

We are delighted that the wrath-seeking creature is a goddess instead of a god this time around; however, a femme-fatal doesn't make up for the apparent Cruise / Annabelle Wallis love plot that is so often unnecessary.

Equally unsurprising is the blemish-free body of Cruise which awakens after a brutal airplane explosion.